Film Production Technology

As a graduate of the Film Technology Awards at Staffordshire University, you will be employed within the film, television and new media industries.

Expert in the operation and use of industry standard equipment and software, Film Technology graduates have the skills to commence work with an employer and pay their way from day one. Over the last 10 years 1000 students have graduated.

Student retention in Film Technology is very high, as is the graduate employment success, with Film Technology students obtaining excellent jobs within the film, television and new media industries.View our resources.  See them in action Film Technology facilities.

Employment achievements from the 2007-8 academic year include –

• Compositing at BBC Visions
• Post-producing the UK version of Law and Order
• Avid editing at Granada Television
• Crewing with Manchester United’s Television unit
• Editing commercials at Molinaire - London’s leading post-production house
• Editing at Framestore - Europe’s largest features, commercials, CGI and animation studios
• Production Assistant on Channel 4's Cook Along With Ramsey
• Assistant at Envy Post voted Best Production House 2008
• Editing and Audio Dubbing with Flix Facilities Manchester 

Former students are now spread thoughout the world, working as directors, producers and presenters, cinematographers, animators, 3D graphic designers in film and television, digital games designers, steadicam operators, comedy and drama scriptwriters, documentary film-makers, television studio floor managers – with one employed at Disney Studios in Hollywood, working in CGI.

Employment options for 2008-9 will include Envy as Mat Appleton, head of client services, will lecture to final year students about post-production and give one-to-one sessions.  The most impressive students will be invited for a workshop and work experience and the best of those will be offered jobs as runners.

Former Staffs graduate Bill Garrett, now head of Technology, BBC Vision Production, will also be lecturing students and meeting them at the Graduate exhibition.

A number of these jobs have arisen from the Placement Year, taken between the second and final year.  Students can opt for an official year out of university to work in industry, and naturally many are offered jobs by their placement companies or institutions after they graduate.  The university also has a policy of offering suitable students a grant to start film, television or new media related businesses in their placement year.  Over the last four years around sixty Film Technology students have successfully taken up this opportunity - with one graduate recently selling his start-up production company for £100,000.

The majority of Film Technology lecturers have extensive industrial film and broadcast television backgrounds.  They continue to be active within their various areas and this year have been involved in the production of a full-length feature film, broadcast television programming, several short films, high definition television, live streaming and related activities.  On many occasions students are employed as crew in these projects. 

Staffordshire University is an Avid academic partner, engaged in the Avid mentor program which is designed to help institutions deliver state-of-the-art media education. Avid offer a range of resources that help the faculty deliver professionally tailored instruction and assist students to develop in-depth skills in their chosen area of study. This means that Staffordshire graduates can enjoy a higher profile across a wide spectrum of media markets, as well as with academic and professional associations. Being an Avid Mentor simplifies the planning and implementation of an integrated, interdisciplinary curriculum that reflects today's media industry.

The Film Technology Awards all have IET accreditation.  Panasonic Broadcast has recognised three UK higher education institutions as Panasonic Academies - Film Technology within Staffordshire University being one of these.  

Student retention in Film Technology is very high, as is the graduate employment success, with most Film Technology students obtaining good jobs within the film, television and new media industries.

• Film Production Technology  
• Film Production and Music Technology
• Film Production Technology with Management 
• Broadcast Technology  Not recruiting academic year 2010-11
• Digital Film and Advanced Post-Production Technology
• Digital Film and 3D Animation Technology
• HND Media Technology:Film
• Film Production Technology (top up from HND)

• Success for faculty graduate in the 2009 Imperial War Museum Film Festival
• BSc Film Production Technology students scooped the prestigious Royal Television Society Award for the student film Olivia.
• FCET Film Technology Award Students nominated for THREE Royal Television Awards
• The Crimes That Shook Britain - Film Production Technology and on Sky
• A first for Stafford campus BSc Hons Film Production Technology course.
• Staffs Uni Lecturer in Feature Film Feat
• Staffs Film-makers line up at industry 'Oscars'
• Staffs Graduate working on BBC Drama
• Staffs film-makers in pursuit of festival recognition
• Yiftas reveal film-makers of the future
• Film-makers in focus at GradEx 08
• Successful Rapper inspires students
• Harry Potter star at Staffs University